I'm sure they could've made it smaller but MS wanted to play it safe with heat/airflow and so on. It's not that big though, and neither is the power brick. I think some people like to over-exaggerate things.

I'm sure they could've made it smaller but MS wanted to play it safe with heat/airflow and so on.

I was kind of thinking the same thing myself, better ventilation and all that, both probably get pretty toasty. I'll pick hardware durability over saving a few inches any day. Same reason I never build gaming rigs in tiny cases, hurts the airflow. (Never mind the fingers.) That said, personally doesn't matter to me.. as long as it fits on the shelf, who cares.

I was kind of thinking the same thing myself, better ventilation and all that, both probably get pretty toasty. That said, personally doesn't matter to me.. as long as it fits on the shelf, who cares.

I don't think it's as big as people think it is, the PS4 is pretty small in it's own right. I think we should compare it to older systems that people have already to get a better idea. I think the XB1 is around the same size as the original 360 and PS3 for example.